Eyeteeth

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Eyeteeth are the four upper and lower canine or eye teeth. The eyeteeth are those teeth that are directly under the eye and are long pointed canines. The eyeteeth erupt at 14 to 20 months for the first set and at 11 to 12 years of age for the second set.

Canines are teeth that are present at the corners of the mouth. They are pointed teeth that help in shearing food. Next to the canines are 2 premolars which have broader grinding surfaces and therefore help in chewing and grinding of food.

        

[Anonymous]

The maintenance of masticatory function is especially important for patients wearing complete dentures due to their limitations. Thus, the bilateral balanced occlusal concept is used to achieve greater masticatory efficiency. However, a critical review of the literature reveals that there is not sufficient scientific evidence to support bilateral balanced occlusion as the most appropriate occlusal concept in complete dentures. Objectives: Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the masticatory efficiency in complete dentures wearers with bilateral balanced occlusion and canine guidance. Methods: A double-blinded controlled crossover clinical trial was conducted. The sample was composed by 24 edentulous patients who wore sets of complete dentures with both occlusal concepts during equal periods of 3 months. Objective data were collected through the masticatory efficiency test performed by the colorimetric method with the beads, in which capsules of a synthetic material enclosing fuchsine-containing granules were used. Subjective data were recorded by patient’s ratings of their chewing function. Results: No significant statistical difference was found for masticatory efficiency (p=0.095) between the two occlusal concepts studied. Conclusion: The results suggest that bilateral balanced occlusion does not improve the masticatory efficiency in complete denture wearers

        

[Drsumitra]

Patients assessed canine-guided dentures to be significantly more satisfying in esthetic appearance, mandibular denture retention, and chewing ability. The ability to speak and the retention of maxillary dentures were not influenced by the occlusal concept in the patients’ opinion, whereas the examiners found that maxillary canine-guided dentures lost retention more frequently during eccentric movements than balanced dentures. The objective inspection of mandibular denture retention underscores the patients’ assessment, showing that the mandibular canine-guided dentures are much more stable during laterotrusive and protrusive movements.

        

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